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ability to integrate both supply-side and demand-side research methodologies
into a single comprehensive view of technology markets and products. This
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within markets such as electronics, cable and wireless. As a member of Reed
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"With
decreasing flash memory prices and the shift to mobile computing, SSDs are
finally moving from the data center to the PC as many had predicted over a
decade ago. This transition, however, will not happen overnight owing to a
number of issues, including drive density limitations, cost per megabyte
compared to HDDs, and performance. This report examines the rise of the SSD
market, the challenges that remain ahead and which segments of the market will
experience growth."

"In July 2006
- market research company In-Stat predicted that 50% of mobile
computers would use SSDs (instead of hard disks) by 2013."